On Earth Day 2018, UP2U partnered with the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, SC for their "Party for the Planet" event.
More than
500 million plastic straws are used every day - and only once!
500 million plastic straws are used every day - and only once!
Microplastics will
be
here
FOREVER
be
here
FOREVER
100,000 marine animals
die
each year
die
each year
Refuse
to
use
plastic
straws
to
use
plastic
straws
Plastic straws cannot be recycled
120 endangered species have ingested microplastics
Top
10
littered item found
10
littered item found
Alternatives
for straws:
- stainless steel
- bamboo
- glass
- paper
for straws:
- stainless steel
- bamboo
- glass
- paper